Motivation

This summer course is designed to give students a sound understanding of the framework created by the international community to address the threats of nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism. The focus is on the central element of this regime, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and its verification mechanism, the IAEA safeguards system.

The course presents students with critical assessments of current nonproliferation issues, confronts them with the hard choices needed to address them, and provides in-depth analysis of the technical and legal framework needed to assess policy options. Exercises and demonstrations introduce students to the techniques and technologies of international safeguards and the challenges faced by international inspectors in the field. Above all, the course aims to give participants the knowledge, analytic tools, and the motivation to contribute to the improvement of the nonproliferation regime.

Course Topical Areas

Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear Safety

Nuclear Security

Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Nuclear Nonproliferation Successes and Failures

IAEA Safeguards: Concepts and Implementation Examples

IAEA Safeguards Complementary Access Exercise

IAEA Safeguards Inventory Demonstration

Authorities of the IAEA

Strengthened IAEA Safeguards: Concepts and Implementation Examples

Demonstration and Exercise on Detecting Radioactive Materials

Other WMD Issues

Course Information

Detailed course schedule for 2019 will be available soon. To be eligible to participate, applicants must be 18 years or older as of June 16, 2019, have a valid medical insurance for the duration of the course, and must be in or entering graduate school, or have recently completed graduate school.

Course instructors to be announced.

Housing during the course will be provided to all accepted participants.